diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1853bf..cf55fad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ rest-0.7.0.tar.bz2
 /rest-0.7.5.tar.bz2
 /rest-0.7.6.tar.bz2
 /rest-0.7.8.tar.bz2
+/rest-0.7.9.tar.bz2
diff --git a/rest.spec b/rest.spec
index 7bf4292..117277d 100644
--- a/rest.spec
+++ b/rest.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:          rest
-Version:       0.7.8
+Version:       0.7.9
 Release:       1%{?dist}
 Summary:       A library for access to RESTful web services
 
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ find %{buildroot} -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 %{_datadir}/gir-1.0/RestExtras-0.7.gir
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Apr  3 2011 Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@gmail.com> 0.7.9-1
+- Update to 0.7.9
+
 * Wed Mar 23 2011 Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@gmail.com> 0.7.8-1
 - Update to 0.7.8
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 6fee0d6..92e0b20 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-467f0d47bfd7ff353132d17b69ab1830  rest-0.7.8.tar.bz2
+c5f256a4563349069856a08736104f2b  rest-0.7.9.tar.bz2